incorrect. In the following weeks sessions focused on educating the patient about OCD. Her dose of fluoxetine was increased to 40mg a day but discontinued because Kat explained she was having severe restlessness nights and insomnia she continued to take 20mg of fluoxetine a day. Finally the diagnosis of borderline personality disorder was clear. Starting another medication in addition to fluoxetine…
Everybody has it. It is a natural part of life. Fortunately for most of us it isn't intense and persistent. It is anxiety. When speaking in front of a class, when peering down from a ledge, when waiting to play in the big game, anyone of us might feel anxious. But when this occasional uneasiness becomes overwhelming and an everyday occurrence, one might be diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorders are psychological…
Bauer and his colleagues suggest two approaches for treating patient with Bipolar Disorder. First approach was regarding how to treat patient with Bipolar Disorder who are newly diagnosed. They suggested that the use of medications like quetiapine or olanzapine, with carbamazepine and lamotrigine as alternatives to Lithium, would be beneficial. (Bauer et al., 2012). Also, they suggested the use of anti-depressant medications for a short term use, however it is still controversial to have such…
Kj-dw-18-20150821-01). 2.3 Chronic Restraint Stress After seven days of acclimatization, rats were divided into five groups (n=10 mice per group), including (1) Normal Control Group (Control), (2) Chronic restraint stress (CRS) Group (Model), (3) Fluoxetine Treatment Group (a positive control, 2.5 mg/kg), (4) High-Dose AF Treatment Group (30 mg·kg-1AF) and (5) L-Dose AF Treatment Group (15 mg·kg-1AF). Except the control group, rats were restrained in wire mesh restrainers, secured at the head…
Many adolescents who take antidepressants or other psychological medication often see their symptoms get worse because of the amount of medication they are given. Fluoxetine, a medication that is used to treat obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), chronic-depression, and anxiety has side effects that include “increased anxiety” (Fluoxetine). Proving that overmedicating adolescents worsens the problem and increases suicidal behavior. Over medicated youth who have a lack of self-confidence to…
vinegar (ACV) of fifty concentration was taken and diluted in water, the dilution ready in magnitude relation of one:100 as 1 mil of ACV and 100ml of water that resulted in concentration of 500mg/liter (Laszlo et al, 2012). Fluoxetine: Associate in Nursing medication, Fluoxetine, used as customary to guage the medication activity. SSRI within the dose of 20mg/kg to every mice daily was administered orally (Izaque et al,…
synaptic cleft available to bind to the postsynaptic receptor. This effect increases the levels of serotonin in the synapses. (Pinel, 2014) Most commonly prescribed SSRIs include: Paroxetine (Paxil), Setraline (Zoloft), Escitaloproam (Lexapro), Fluoxetine (Prozac), Citaloproam (Celexa). (Shah, & Jadhav,…
numeral of mental disorders. This helps to solve some problems and also change unhelpful thinking and also behavior. A fluoxetine is a synthetic compound that inhibits the uptake of serotonin in the brain and is taken to the treat depression. If they are older the children’s who would be too disruptive at school and they would require more intensive behavior management. A fluoxetine is found in a drug that it is FDA-approved most of the experts would use this for the treatment of the behavior.…
evaluated for liver transplantation when she went into cardiac arrest and died. A drug screen, received postmortem, showed lethal levels of carbamazepine (Tegretol) and high levels of alcohol, marijuana, and fluoxetine (Prozac). Her parents prescription-drugs-addict-addiction said that Annie, flushed and shaking, had walked into their living room, told them she didn’t feel well, and collapsed. She hadn’t been taking any…
Transporter proteins comprise 5% of all human drug targets. This category encompasses the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter family, ATPases, and the solute carrier (SLC) family. SLC6 is the most exploited family among all transporters (55%), with approximately 42 drugs currently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (Figure 4.9a)76. Currently, around 60 clinical trials are in progress for drugs that specifically target SLC6 family members, mainly for analgesia, psychiatric…